Friend or Enemy? Fire is one of man's greatest servants, but what a terrible master!
A lighted match or lighted cigarette dropped by a thoughtless smoker--a picnic fire left burning--have many times caused disastrous…
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Fires & bushfires, 1938
139 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 1 of 7
Bush Fires in Victoria. Sydney
Thousands of acres of grass and miles of fencing were destroyed by bush fires which, driven by hot north winds, burned in many parts of…
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A fire which gutted the furniture factory of John Burgess, Pty., Ltd., at Tennyson, near Gladesville, last night, was responsible for damage…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Buckland Abbey
Drake's drum, which, the legend says, rolls a warning note when England is in danger, was saved from a be at Buckland Abbey, Devon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pan-american Airways Flying Boat. Lost in Pacific ; 7 Dead Took Fire Dumping Petrol is Theory. New York
The Pan-American Airways flying-boat, Samoan Clipper has been burned at sea. Captain Edwin Musick and his crew of six are dead…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bachelor's Will. Destroy Home by Fire
Probate was granted in the Queensland Supreme Court in a will containing a clause which is regarded in legal circles as the first of its…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Samoan Clipper. Destroyed by Fire. Captain and Crew All Dead. Petrol Was Ignited. Oil Pools Led to Wreckage. Washington Inn 12
The giant Sikorsky flyingboat, named the Samoan Clipper, bound from Pago Pago to Auckland, New Zealand, has been destroyed by fire,…
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Has it ever occurred to you that sufficient growing timber to have built numerous homes is destroyed every year by bush fires…
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Has it ever occurred to you that sufficient growing timber to have built numerous houses is destroyed every year by bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fierce Blaze in City
Twenty-three firemen were overcome by smoke and escaping gas on Monday while fighting a fire in the basement of Linden Court Arcade,…
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Has it over occurred to you that sufficient growing timber to have built numerous houses is destroyed, every year by bush fires. In addition…
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Has it ever occurred to you that sufficient growing timber to have built numerous homes is destroyed every year by bush…
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Fierce bushfires yesterday destroyed thousands of acres of rich forest in the Kalorawa District Dividing Ranges. No loss of life occurred, but…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Voluntary Fire Brigade. (To the Editor)
Sir,—The people of Gloucester should congratulate Messrs Monro Bros., Russell Gorton, Saville, Baker (of Marcus Clark and Co.) on…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Destroys Cottage in Market Street. Occupier Walks Out in His Pyjamas. Good Save of Adjoining Dwellings
A disastrous fire, which totally destroyed the residence occupied by Mr. Percy Baker, in Market Street, with all its contents, occurred…
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Fierce bushfires destroyed thousands of acres of rich forest in the Kalorama district of the Dandenong Ranges yesterday. No lives were lost,…
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Melbourne: Pierce bush destroyed thousands of acres of rich forest in the Kalorama district, Dandenong Ranges, yesterday. No lives were lost,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tall One From Forbes. Ice that Resisted Fire
Forbes has its own Ripley story, and it is one that contains an advertisement for the town's own production—the ice manufactured by Forbes…
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For a number of years patient efforts have been made to combat the menace of bushfires, and the Government recently appointed a…
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